FIFA sells out its Qatar 2022 sponsorship packages
November 21 – With the addition of three last minute regional sponsors, FIFA has announced that all its sponsorship packages for the Qatar 2022 World Cup have been sold out.
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Infantino to get four more years as FIFA boss after deadline passes for challengers
November 18 – With impeccable and perhaps deliberate timing to gain maximum publicity on the eve of the World Cup, FIFA has announced that its president Gianni Infantino is getting four more years at the helm of the organisation.
Warner loses appeal at Privy Council and faces extradition to US to face racketeering charges
November 17 – Football’s most-wanted, former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, has lost his appeal to the UK’s Privy Council and can be extradited from Trinidad to face multiple corruption charges in the US.
FIFA launch social media monitoring programme but can they be trusted with the data?
November 17 – FIFA in collaboration with Fifpro have launched social media protection service for players at the World Cup Qatar 2022.
Germans won’t support Infantino’s re-election, calling for concrete action on human rights
November 17 – The German football federation (DFB) has said that it won’t back Gianni Infantino for re-election as FIFA president, repeating its demand that a compensation fund for migrant workers in Qatar be established.
Infantino calls for a World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine war
November 15 – Still reluctant to personally condemn the actions of Russia, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for a one-month ceasefire in Ukraine during the World Cup.
FIFA orders Danes to keep ‘human rights for all’ message off their training shirts
November 11 – The Danish FA (DBU) have said that FIFA has rejected their request to train at the World Cup in shirts with the words ‘human rights for all’ – a protest at Qatar’s controversial rights record.
Ecuador cleared for Qatar 2022 opening game after CAS rules Castillo was eligible
By Andrew Warshaw
November 9 – World Cup organisers are breathing a sigh of relief after Chile’s protracted appeal to have Ecuador thrown out of the competition was rejected at the 11th hour by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Blatter says awarding World Cup to ‘too small’ Qatar was a mistake
November 9 – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has added his once powerful voice to criticism of Qatar staging the World Cup by saying the decision 12 years ago was a mistake.
With Qatar 2022 turmoil at its peak, FIFA finds its Calm
November 8 – FIFA has unveiled wellness Calm as the ‘Official Mindfulness and Meditation Product’ of the World Cup 2022, Women’s World Cup 2023 and FIFAe Nations Cup 2023.
FIFA tells World Cup teams to drop their ‘moralising’ and just play football
November 4 – Increasingly alarmed about their showpiece tournament being undermined by constant criticism over Qatar’s human rights record, FIFA’s leadership has taken the unprecedented step of pleading with the 32 finalists to concentrate on the football.
Qatar funded £387m spy project after global backlash against their 2022 hosting win
November 3 – News has broken in Switzerland of an alleged $387 million intelligence operation funded by Qatar to spy, gather information and destroy the reputations of football executives and who might be contrary to their interests and threaten their ability to complete the hosting of the World Cup.
Holders Spain edge Colombia with late goal to win U-17 WWC in Mumbai
November 1 – Spain have retained the U-17 Women’s World Cup title defeating Colombia 1-0 in the final to bring the second FIFA tournament ever staged in India to a close.
Women’s World Cup 2023 ticketing moves into second sales window
November 1 – After a short VISA pre-sale window for tickets to the Women’s World Cup 2023, FIFA has now opened up the sales window to all fans.
Warner breaks silence on 2018 vote with a half-baked apology to England and Prince William
October 31 – Jack Warner, football’s most wanted man who is banned for life for corruption, has broken his silence over voting for Russia to stage the 2018 World Cup.